Myocardial dysfunction in fetuses exposed to intraamniotic infection: New insights from tissue Doppler and strain imaging

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 459.e1-459.e7

  Di Naro, Edoardo ^b   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Giocolano, Alessandra ^b   Caringella, Annamaria ^b   Loverro, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

fetal heart; fetal inflammatory response syndrome; intraamniotic infection; myocardium; preterm; strain; tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INDEX; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL DYSKINESIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN RATE IMAGING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

EID: 78149284635     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.06.033     Document Type: Article

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